Day 3: So I see, you’re here hanging with your favorite C’s. Casey and Colton.

So, day 3 continued at CRMPI, I (Casey) woke up with some serious neck pain.  I believe it is a culmination of years of well, I don’t know what to call it, dark energy.  Colton worked with me in healing and it helped a lot.  This guy is quite a healer-man. 

So we moved some fruit trees into the new green house. Well, I chipped at the ice while they carried them inside. Apples, plums, and Mulberry’s were the treat of the day. They are a part of a nursery that CRMPI uses to economically sustain itself by selling the trees.  This is good. Money is still an element in our society and any level of sustainability will require this. 



On a side note, it is very interesting watching other people work when you are fully capable minus one element. Take care of your being, your whole being.  This will lead to ultimate health I believe.

So, Colton got a lesson in grafting (this is basically where all our apples come from, google for more details) and I listened to the signs to slow down.  Some of the interns made us fruit smoothies; building community is as simple as making food.

So CRMPI has been awesome and we will have some video snippets up here shortly, but this afternoon we made a move towards Sustainable Settings.  This is a 19 year old project which focuses on dairy and large scale agriculture.  A non-profit that is able to provide raw milk to local consumers (Its legal, but it’s a bit complicated to explain.  Just know this is a rare thing.)  and practice some of the most cutting edge farming techniques available.  We got to hang with a few of the farmers.  It was a real treat as we asked away about the world of cows.  Since one of the cows was in heat, we helped herd a bull into her field.  It went smooth, but we were armed with cattle pokers just in case.  The bull (who hasn’t mated yet) had troubles his first time as the female engaged him with her horns; he took off unable to handle this feisty cow.  Apparently, the farmers had never seen that before.  As you may have picked up on, at SS most of the cows keep their horns. This is part of a holistic approach to cattle that includes the effects of the moon and planets on the animals themselves.  The science has been documented so this is not hocus-pocus.

Have you seen a tide come in-and-out?  It is well known that this is due to the moon’s placement in the sky. Well, you are made up of 70%+ of water. Have you ever wondered what effects the moon may have on you?

It was great to learn about cattle farming from people who really care about their animals and their health.  They spare no expense in providing top quality food for themselves and the surrounding community.  The unfortunate reality is that due to factory farming, growth hormones, and cheap un-nutritious feed dictating the price people are used to paying at their grocery store; it is nearly impossible for SS to make a profit providing the highest quality milk.  Our food system has been hijacked by profiteers.  Brooke, one of the founders, believes that re-localizing food production and distribution can solve much of the worlds’ problems.

I’m gonna have ta agree.

We came back to CRMPI and engaged in conversation once more with younger interns looking for that new way of life outside the “American Dream” and with our buds John and Dave enjoying the new lease on life they never knew they needed.  My neck is doing a little better, and I cannot wait for the healing days to come. We’re off por la manana, en la manana a Arizona.

Til the Next,
C++